Sociology 2259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pink Triangle, Rolex
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A perspective that sees social life as performance. Shakespeare: all the world"s a stage, and we are its players. Actor, other, role, script, set, stage, props, front stage, back stage: stages can be multi-layered. Each role we play requires us to wear a di erent mask. We are all imposters , we are always acting/performing. Predetermined scripts for each role: ex. didn"t know what being a university student was like, but knew about class, exams, tests, etc. If you depart from the script, you run the risk of getting red, getting bad grades, getting in trouble, etc: getting dropped from the cast . You know you"re preforming well by gauging the reaction of others. We have may selves, which we selectively disclose. Selectively disclose information depending on the audience. The importance of rst impressions in imputing identity: imputing on identity means you"re attributing something to somebody, what kind of person you think they are.